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@Sky Well in principle Id agree thats kind of how our sytem works in practice, yes, but your text implies that 'this mysterious elite' is behind everything, that is almost bordering on foil hat territory (illuminati conspiricy)
I dont think this is all part of a well thought out plan, i think its part of a very badly thought out plan, a plan that runs more along the lines of an 'elite' which has decided: 'oh screw integrity and sustainability - lets just make a fast buck and to hell with the consequences'.
My take on it is this: Alot of what happening in the world is likley down to a combination of greed, corruption, incompetance and a LACK of forward planning.
Sure there maybe an elite, but I do not believe its not some evil centralized group or organization like Builderburg or something. No, I think this 'elite' is far more wide spread and chaotic than that.

A total uncontrolled debt collapes would be just that - 'uncontrollable' as would be its long term consquences. If we hit a rapid global collapes, all bets are off.
Why would this elite intentionally risk compromising the very infastructure that allows them to be 'elite' in the first place? It would be a very self destructive plan on their part.
If entire civilaizations were in dissary and running amok, it would be impossible to contain it without a thermo nuclear war, and I'm not convinced 'the elite' are prepared to spend the rest of thir lives confined to an underground bunker.